Coordination of Care and Care Transitions

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Target Audience
This educational initiative is directed toward hematology and oncology nurse
navigators, and is also recommended for patient navigators, social workers, and
case managers whose focus is on cancer care and survivorship.

Educational ObjectivesAfter completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

Describe the history of navigation including the Freeman navigation model

Discuss the chronic care model and the patient navigation model

Recognize the roles and responsibilities of the oncology nurse navigator

Recognize health disparities and barriers to healthcare

Recognize approaches to address barriers to care

Explain the role of the nurse navigator as a multidisciplinary team member

Describe the role of the nurse navigator in Tumor Board and in clinical trials

Describe the nurse navigator role in assessment of common symptoms such as distress, fatigue, pain

Explain the role of the nurse navigator as an advocate for cancer rehabilitation and care transitions along a patient's continuum of care

Provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families

Term of OfferingRelease date: March 11, 2016Expiration date: December 31, 2018Estimated time to complete activity: 0.7 ANCC contact hour

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Center of Excellence Media, LLC, do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COIs are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CE activity:

Name of Faculty or Presenter

Reported Financial Relationship

Cheryl Bellomo, MSN, RN, OCN

Nothing to disclose.

The following PIM planners and managers, Trace Hutchison, PharmD; Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP; Judi Smelker-Mitchek, RN, BSN; and Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CHCP, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.

Writer: Sabeeha Muneer, PhD, has nothing to disclose. Center of Excellence Media, LLC: Susan Berry hereby states that she or her spouse//life partner does not have any financial relationship or relations to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity or any amount during the past 12 months.

Nursing Credit Designation
This educational activity for 0.7 ANCC contact hour is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine
Nursing Accreditation Statement
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Instructions for Credit
There is no fee for this activity. To receive credit after reading this CE activity in its entirety, participants must complete the posttest and evaluation. The posttest and evaluation can be completed online at http://ce.lynxcme.com/AONN198-W3. Upon completion of the evaluation and scoring 75% or better on the posttest, you will immediately receive your certificate online. If you do not achieve a score of 75% or better on the posttest, you will be asked to take it again. Please retain a copy of the certificate for your records.

If you have any questions regarding the CE certification for this activity, please contact Postgraduate Institute for Medicine at: information@pimed.com or 303-799-1930.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.